2008 - The team behind IGF Student Showcase finalist Narbacular Drop is hired by Valve. The game is reworked into Portal and goes on to win the coveted Game Developer's Choice "Best Game" award for 2008, as well as numerous game of the year accolades.

2008 - Design Innovation winner Braid debuts on Xbox Live Arcade to significant success.
2008 - Excellence in Audio winner Audiosurf launches on Valve's Steam distribution service and goes on to become the highest selling game of February, outselling even Valve's own Orange box (including Team Fortress 2 and Game Developer's Choice "Best Game" winner Portal.)

2007 - Design Innovation winner Everyday Shooter is signed by Sony for distribution on the PlayStation 3's PlayStation Network, after Sony's John Hight plays the game at the IGF Pavilion during GDC 2007 - Everyday Shooter's Jon Mak also appears at the inaugural Independent Games Summit.

MilitAnt

Description:MilitAnt is a side-scrolling shooter in which you the player, as a lone soldier ant, must defend your home colony from an all-out invasion by the other bug nations.

As a new day dawns, you awaken to the terrible clamor of explosions as the enemy army approaches. The lone guard in your watchtower, you have no choice but to face the enemy as they overrun your surroundings.

Eventually you rejoin the ant forces, only to find out the horrible truth of your dire situation; this is no simple skirmish or lone foe. Indeed, the other insect nations have all allied to eliminate your colony for good. Now it is up to your skill and determination to save your civilization, traveling to distant and foreign lands, where you must battle the insect invaders and discover why this war beganů.and how to end it.

Presenting a true 2.5D gameplay experience, the player will face off against enemies from all angles (including the background and foreground), using multiple weapons simultaneously. With a comprehensive leveling-up system and the ability to mix-and-match weapons, the game adapts itself to the player, helping him to save the colony against all odds.

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